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ROOSEVELT VICTOR?
MR. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Greeks Continue Their Advance
15,000 ITALIANS IN FLIGHT Facing Desperate Situation
Special to the "Telegraph"
OHRID, Nov. 5 (UP).-Between 15,000 and 20,000 Italians, representing an entire division, are reported to be in a desperate situation and threatened with capture. The northern Greek
· column has crossed the Devoli river and is rapidly advancing toward Cango along the main Biklista-Korca road, pursuing the fleeing Italians.
Greek urtillery from the new
mountain positions is dominating BRITISH
the road und is reported to be
shelling the Italian position RAIDS ON
around Korca.
It is reported that the Greek advance followed a severe artillery 'duel which cut up the Italians be yond the village of Progri. In the ensuing fighting, the Greeks lost seven the killed and 30 wounded, while Italians had 35 killed and 150 wound- soldiers. Two officers, three auto ed trucks and quantities of ammunition were captured.
KORITZA
Greek Planes Help
REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPERS CONCEDE THIRD VICTORY
Special to the "Telegraph"
MR. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT HAS APPARENTLY BEEN RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND IN DOING SO HAS ESTABLISHED A PRECEDENT WHICH IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ARGUED BY AMERICANS WAS IMPOSSIBLE—HE HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR A THIRD TERM.
In a flash message from New York, the “United Press” reports that. unofficial returns show that President Roosevelt has been re-elected in the face of a particularly strong challenge by Mr. Wendell Willkie the Repub- lican candidate.
The Republican newspapers concede that Mr. Roosevelt has suc- ceeded in his quest for a third form.
Americans went to the polls in their millions yesterday taking a vital part in what was expected to be one of the most keenly contested Presidential elections in the history of the United States.
ROOSEVELT CALMLY AWAITS RESULTS
Mr. Roosevelt, says a "United Press" report from Hyde Park, spent the night calmly awaiting the nation's verdict on his attempt to smash the 150-year-old tradition against a third term as President.
The big table in the dining room at Hyde Park was stripped of its linen. Electoral vote charts over election memoranda were spread across its broad expanse.. Three automatic telephone printers began issuing election returns from an adjoining room- the first reports coming from the newspaper wire services.
Meanwhile arrangements had been made for the President to receive direct telephonic reports from State and district leaders, while radio networks concurrently broadcast their version of the results.
Like thousands of others, President Roosevelt took a bet on the election. He participated in a pool in which his secretaries and newspapermen contributed one dollar each. The entrants predicted the electoral votes and also combinations of the electoral and popular votes in the various groups of States. The President's prediction was sealed and dropped in with the rest. They will not be opened until after the vote. has been officially counted.
MR. WILLKIE STAYS IN NEW YORK
Mr. Wendell Willkie remained in-his-hotel-headquarters-in-New-York...and awaited the results of the election after one of the most arduous campaigns in American political history, in the course of which he made 520 speeches before 10,000,000 people. He appeared rested and relaxed and displayed no anxiety that he might have felt regarding the outcome.
Early yesterday evening 7,000 people began to congregate in the hotel ballroom where charts and loud speakers had been installed for the election results, but Mr. Willkie decided to spend his time in his suite on the 14th floor with several friends and political associates. His headquarters invited the 7,000 people to listen to the election returns in the ballroom.
EARLIER REPORTS
Special to the “Telegraph"
Special and exclusive. "United Press" flash messages received late this morning reveal that at 7.30 p.m. New York Time (8.80 a.m. to-day H.K.T.), Mr. Roosevelt had received a popular vote of 113,793 as compared with Mr. Willlie's 85,628.
The President was then leading in the following States: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tenessee, West Virginia, Vermont and Illinois.
However, it is significant that Mr. Willkie is ahead in the southern State of Missouri. He also leads in Connecticut, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hamp- shire, Ohio and Rhodes Island.
Voting at the start of theshowed that big and small towns were "going 4 or 5 to 1 for Roose- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” day was heavy in all areas.
while Mr. Wilkie's native valt," ATHENS, Nov. 5 (2 p.m.) The weather generally was
Greck bombing and Anti-aircraft batteries shot down fighting planes, co-operating with fair.
(UP).
village of Elwood was voting two to
one for Roosevelt.
Mr. Flynn said he was convinced that. Roosevelt would carry "Indiana
an Italian bomber belonging to the British aircraft raided Koritza Some disorders have been
to-day. They caught the Italian reported in the far west. by a majority exceeding earlier ex- aerodrome by surprise and des- Arkansas,
Mississippi, pectations.
famous squadron "A" near Progr.
Greeks Continue Advance OHRID, Nov. 6 (UP)Greek troops have captured Zagredee and Tren in their advance along the secondary road from Small Lake Prespa supported by motorized detachments and light tanks. This is
the same column which last night captured 40 Italian soldiers, wo officers and threa tanks.
CONGRESS ELECTION
The Prospects
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“
MR. WENDELL WILLKIE
END OF H.K. COMPULSORY EVACUATION
Sensational Decision By Home Government
The sensational announcement that the Hongkong compul- sory evacuation scheme had been abandoned on instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonics was made officially this morning.
It is pointed out that those women who have, been served with notices to leave the Colony need not do so now, though they
were advised to.
LATEST
Roosevelt's Victory
However, It has been decided not to lift existing restrictions on women wishing to enter the Colony who have already been evacuated........
Text Of Communique The text of the official communique follows:
Instructions have to-day been re- celyed from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, who has been kept WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UP) fully informed of the situation, that Election returns up to 10.30 Din the compulsory evacuation of the showed that President Roosevelt has comparatively Lew women and the lead in enough States to assure children stil in the Colony and
not an electoral majority on the basis of already exempted is not to be en-
very incomplete returns.
have
Returns from throughout the nation forced. Those women who have
so far not
not revealed any strength been served with a notice to leave in for Mr. Wilkie
kle other than the fore a ship sailing for Australla at the end of this week will accordingly not region, thus
casts in any coty of the Re-be forced to, go but any who choo
dispelling the
publican candidate
The most Dates, even the to
more populous
will
ba
avail themselves of this op-
the exist under portunity
come. thing in the ing scheme.
The Secretary of State asked that carly developments is the Republicans concession of Ohio to Roosevelt any women with children should be compulsory despite predictions to the contrary very strongly urged to leave the present to bo Ohio results are especially signi Colony, even though the ficant because the State combines powers are not
exercised. troyed seven out of ten planes Alabama and North Carolina Heavy Poll Indicated
NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UP)-eat industrial and agricultural Warning About Future on the ground.
Pre It must be emphasised, that should report their customary De Itálian planes bombed, Samos,
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (Reuter) Excepting Maine's three Repu- populations and has the historical re-
sidents." but the extent of the damage mocratic vote, but both heavy poll in the presidential election blican congressmen who were putation as the "Mother of the situation further deteriorate no
Pennsylvania's early returns falled facilities to leave the Colony can has not been reported.
parties are forecasting vic-was indicated as soon as voting began alected in September, there were
to-day,
485 seats in the House of Re- to indicate any decisive defection of guaranteed and those not willing to strength from President avail themselves of facilities now offered
will in any
in a case have to give consequence of precedence During a morning raid on Piraeus tory in West Virginia. The
Roosevelt as a Crowds besieged the polling centres presentatives before to-day's Labour
those temporarily to-day no damage or casualties were Farm Labour Party in that throughout the country," Long voters, John L. Lewis's support for Will exempted under the original scheme. most difficult situation with Its com-damage along the rest of the coast area is supporting Mr. queues walted to cast their votes in The present division in the Cumulative results have confirmed munications cut off. The Greeks who line skirting Athens.
Roosevelt,
warm sunshine which favoured New House is 259. Democrats and 167 President's capture throughout the The Secretary of State also ex-
the hope that all those ro crossed the Evoll river may capture
Republican representatives with solid South and also the capture of this divialon as they have made
most of the border States, with even maining in the Colony should feel it duty to do all that they can to junction with the Greeks who have
that 20 women are seeking eloc Several hundred people cheered four seats divided among the the possibility of gaining Missouri
Colony's deferico scheme Reports reaching Athens state that lost in watten sechs how Mr. Wendell Willkle un he vated at minority parties plus sivo vacan- while before the election, was 16-assist it the Col
At the same time the Secretary of garded as being pro-Willkle. The the fost Italian column is now come include five Congresswomen escorted by Police und detectives clean, D
the contre near his home. He was
to the national situation at present warrants Voting at Sharon, which is a tradi-It is noteworthy that the nation has allent revelation so far. and striving for re-election and two unconfred; frontier report says the that much" war maldtlal has bomi endeavouring to regain lost tonally Republican Jownship, began hover clicted a Prezident from one velt retains his bat eoseState.dogs not consider that the Inter- NIKOWIE scata. The remainder are newby, candle NOV. B (UP)—Pra- other, mouse majority from en~]labour elements which were the chief the return of those who have already.
This Italian division is now in a inflicted while there was immaterial
advanced beyond Biklista on the Biklista-Korea riad:
•
Greeks Occupy Korea?
Italians Encircled.
pletely encircled in the mountains BITOJI, Nov. 5. (UP)An entirely between Koritza and Motzovo Grecks have occupied Korea this captured.
afternoon, S
New Blow To Italians
York City.
A New York message says
The column" is much larger than entrants into national politica. was first reported, being a division
HYDE PARK
curtained election booth for 60 seconds
Party and a House
The
to
source of strength in his previous been evacuated and the existing re- Republicans are predicting elections. The Democratic success in striction on women wishing to enter KROKANA NA The Bident Roosevelt was.nione in a green. dins, arguing that. ́ Republlean the southern States has caused Demo- the Colony will not beʻremoved.·
when he voted to-day, and thus be majority will act as a "check" on the in the southwestern regions. came the First United States Pre Presiden Cannot Lose
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”! BELGRADE, Nov. 0 (Reuter).— jane istest blow to Italian hoper of u LONDONA
swift advance into Greece is the cap. Royal Air Force agale attacked in- Chairman Flynn (of the kure by the Greeks of the Village at yasion ports and occupied France but National Committee has
zimjai waare on Lake Chrid, accord- it ferometally stated that adverse telegram Thoma, the Ind In 2 to Maformation strom, the Yugo weather did not permit "the usual chairman dediring.
TURN > Bick Page, Column 5 heavy scale operations.
of about 12,000 Alpine troops. Democrate Claim Indiana; AVSPECIALS TO THE “TELEGRAPH".
RANDY SOVO D(Router The NEWS YORKTE OLLE
aldent ever to vote for his own third par
hid
cratic confidence in further successor
Oregon Concedés
"Oregonian concedes Roosevelt's re-election.
Notice To Evacuses In view of the above announce ment all those ? waren, who were booked to travel to Australia, by a President are expressly naked to call at the orps
TURN to Back, Paro, Columin
WowAfter 1A and vforë hall an Tho: Democratá cannot lose the PORTLAND, Nov. 5 (UP);Tho | ship leaving at the end of this week. hour with friends and neighbours in majority in the Senate but the Re- TURN to Back Page, Column 3 TURN to Back Page, Column 5